Railway-tie.



P. M. OROSSLEY.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION mum JULY 22, 1912. 1,079,638. Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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. F. M. GROSSLEY.

RAILWAY TIE.

AIPLIUATION TILED JULY 22, 1912. l ,07 9,6 88, Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS M. CROSSLEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-TIE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. CRossLEY, acitizen. of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in thecounty of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in metal ties and rail fasteningsfor use therewith and the object of the invent-ion is to provide a castmetal tie and a rail engaging clip particularly adapted for usetherewith which will firmly hold the rail and is provided with simplemeans for locking the fastening nuts.

A further object is to provide certain other new and useful features inthe construction and arrangement of parts, all as hereinafter more fullydescribed, the invention consisting in the matters hereinafter set forthand more particularly pointed out in the claims reference being had tothe accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie andclips holding rails in place thereon embodying the invention; Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view; Fig. 4 isa longitudinal section of a portion of a tie with a clip and rail insection thereon; Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the tie with a railin side elevation and a clip in section; Fig. 6 is a perspective detailof a clip detached; Fig. 7 is a like view of a nut locking plate; Fig. 8is a perspective view of a modified form of clip with a nut lockingplate in place thereon; Fig. 9 is a plan view of one end of a tie with arail in place thereon and showing a modified form of clip; Fig. 10 is asection on the line {I7-Q3 of Fig. 9; Fig. 11 is an inverted plan viewof Fig. 10; and Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a rail brace clip withfastening nuts and locking plate in place thereon.

As shown in the drawings 1 is a tie formed of cast metal with adownwardly extending longitudinal central rib 2 and side ribs 3.Adjacent to each side of the seat for each track rail 4 is alongitudinal slot 5 in the tie and around each of these slots andextending between the ribs 2 and 3 are downwardly extending ribs 6 onthe tie. Two clips 7 are shown for holding each rail in place upon thetie and these clips Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 22, 1912.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Serial No. 710,813.

ing to a position other than at right angles to the rails and thusdisengaging the securing means from the rails.

Each clip comprises a block having a laterally extending portion forminga lip 8 to engage the rail flange and also formed with a recess in itsupper side having an irregular outline. The clip is also formed with ahole in the bottom of the recess to receive a bolt 9 which bolt isadapted to engage one of the slots 5 in the tie and is prevented fromturning within said slot by having a square shank portion 10 as shown inFig. 4 or being formed with a hooked lower end 11 as shown in Fig. 3,which hook engages over the rib 6 and prevents the bolt'from movinglongitudinally in the slot as well as from turning therein. lVhen anarrow rail is used as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the bolts extend throughthe slots at the adjacent ends thereof but when a heavy rail with a wideflange, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, is used these bolts engagethe outer ends of the slots and are firmly held from movinglongitudinally of the slots.

The bolts 9 are provided with the usual nuts 12 engaging theirscrewthreaded upper ends and lying within the recess 13 in the uppersides of the clips. To prevent these .nuts from turning upon the boltsand becoming loose, a nut locking plate 14 is provided this plate has acenter opening 15 of an outline to correspond with the shape of the nutand adapted to fit over the nut within the recess. The plate has anoutline corresponding to the irregular outline of the recess so that itcannot turn within said recess and thus the nut is locked by placing theplate over it within the recess of the clip.

Preferably the tie is formed with a lug 16 adjacent to the outer end ofeach slot 5 at the outer side of each rail, said lug being provided toengage the outer end of the clip and form a stop therefor to prevent theclip from moving upon the tie away from the rail and to take part of thestrain of the outward thrust of the rail from the bolt which secures theclip in place.

In Fig. 8, a modified form of clip is shown. This clip 17 is formed witha recess 18 in its upper side which is rectangular in outline andv theplate 14 which has a laterally projecting portion or point 19 is adaptedto be placed within the recess 18 with its point 19 engaging in one ofthe four corners of the recess to prevent the plate from turningtherein. The plate may, therefore, be placed within the recess in anyone of four positions to conform to the position of the nut when fullyturned up on its bolt. In Figs. 9 to 12 inclusive a brace clip 20 isshown and the tie is provided with a hole at each side of its center rib2 at the outer side of the rail to receive two bolts 21 for holding thisclip in place. The tie is also provided with a center lug 22 on itsupper side in addition to the lugs 16, to engage the outer end of thebrace clip 20 and form a stop for the clip. The clip 20 consists of ablock formed with a laterally extending portion to engage the railflange having an up wardly extending flange or wall 23 and webs 24 atthe ends of said wall to brace the same. The upper end of the wall 23 isadapted to engage beneath the head of the rail and thus form a brace toprevent the tipping of the rail at heavy curves in the track. The blockis also formed with a recess 25 in its upper side for the nuts 26 on thebolts 21 for securing the brace clip to the tie, and to prevent thesenuts trom turning, a locking plate 27 is provided to fit within therecess and has a center opening formed to engage the nuts and preventthem from turning when the clip plate is placed in the recess.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction and the combinationand arrangement of parts may be made without depart ing from the spiritof my invention and I do not wish to limit myself to the particular formor construction shown.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is 1. Thecombination of a tie having an opening in its upper side, downwardlyextending ribs on the tie adjacent to said opening, a clip adapted toengage the flange of a track rail and formed with a recess of irregularoutline in its upper side, a bolt engaging the opening in the tie andextending through the clip into the center of the recess, a hooked lowerend on the bolt engaged over the rib adjacent to said opening, a nut onthe bolt within the recess, and a plate having a center opening to fitthe nut and a laterally projecting portion to engage the side of therecess and prevent the turning of the plate therein.

2. The combination with a tie having an opening and a downwardlyextending flange around the opening, of a clip having a laterallyextending portion adapted to engage the flange of a track rail andformed with an upwardly extending wall to engage beneath the head of thetrack rail and provided with webs forming braces for the wall, said clipbeing also formed with a recess in its upper side and an opening in thebottom of the recess, a bolt extending through the opening in the tieand the opening in the bottom of the recess of the clip, a nut on thebolt within the recess, means within the recess engaging the nut toprevent its turning, and a formed lower end on the bolt to engage overthe flange of the tie and prevent the bolt from turning. I

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS M. CROSSLEY. lVitnesses C. R. S'IICKNEY, A. M. Donn.

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Washington, I). G.

